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Strone estate

Richard Baynes finds out how the people of a rugged, mountainous estate in Argyll take on the work of deer management, tree-planting and farming.

On the Strone estate in Argyll, Richard Baynes finds out about deer management on an arduous stalk across rugged ground. The owner Tom Turnbull, chairman of the landowners' group responsible for controlling deer, demonstrates the skill and patience needed to hunt Britain鈥檚 largest land mammal, and gives his view on woodland recovery and deer-stalking鈥檚 future. We also meet his wife Millie, who runs her own enterprise, and talk to John McNaughton, the farmer whose close relationship with Tom is essential to the running of the estate.

Produced and presented by Richard Baynes

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22 minutes

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Sun 21 Nov 2021 06:35

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  • Sun 21 Nov 2021 06:35